Tag: Monetary Policy
Trump’s war means higher global interest rates for years to come
Donald Trump’s war against Iran may be over, but the repercussions for global monetary policy are here to stay. With a shaky ceasefire largely holding…
Falling oil prices give RBI more room to focus on growth, but relief uneven across Asia: Standard Chartered
Falling crude oil prices are giving the Reserve Bank of India and other Asian central banks more headroom to prioritise growth, as easing energy costs…
RBI MPC minutes: ‘Energy prices unlikely to return to pre-conflict levels,’ says economist Saugata Bhattacharya
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% with a neutral stance at its June 2026…
RBI seen joining Asia’s rate-hike push as inflation risks rise
The Reserve Bank of India will likely tighten monetary policy in coming months, bringing it in line with regional peers that have turned more hawkish…
RBI must let rupee depreciate; use liquidity tools, not rate hikes, to curtail inflation: Duvvuri Subbarao
Mumbai: Former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao has said the central bank must allow some more depreciation in the rupee to help absorb external pressures, and…
Retail inflation up a tad on rise in food, bullion prices
New Delhi: Retail inflation jumped to a four-month high of 3.5% year-on-year in April, up slightly from 3.4% in March, led by rising food and…
India faces inflation spillover risks from Middle East conflict: RBI
India’s central bank has flagged the risk of inflation becoming more entrenched as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt global supply chains…
‘Rate action unlikely in FY27; if any, it could be a rise,’ say economists
Kolkata: Indian markets are bracing for an extended pause in policy rates, with most economists seeing no immediate tightening as the pass-through of higher global…
Economists see prolonged rate pause; hike risks hinge on oil, geopolitics
Kolkata: Indian markets are bracing for an extended pause in policy rates, with most economists seeing no immediate tightening as the pass-through of higher global…
RBI monetary policy: Currency forward curbs temporary, says Sanjay Malhotra
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Wednesday that its recent actions in the non-deliverable forward (NDF) market are temporary and aimed at…